20 Collaborative Tips for teaching students how to talk to one another in collaborative groups. Added 9/24/14. Using Short Texts for discussion groups; Library of Congress; Added 3/12/13 3 Tips to Get Youngest Readers Talking In the Classroom With Jen, Stenhouse, Added 4/5/14 How to TalkAnalyzing Touchstone Texts Video; looking at symbolism; teacher models adding on to others' conversations and is very good at extending students' thinking; Teaching Channel; 5 minutes Talk Moves - Teaching students to develop communication skills; Teaching Channel Video Teaching Children to Disagree - Responsive Classroom Blog Think Pair Share video of explanation and lesson with kids, webpage also
Reading Workshop With Conferring
Video - read aloud mini lesson; get buried in a book; teachers confers; Teaching Channel; 5 minutes
Book Clubs
LikeToRead.com - argue safely tips; reflection questions; notice-wonder notebooks; problem jar; first discussion steps Literature Circles Resource Center - photos of groups; anchor charts; notebook pages Upper Grade Lit Circle - video showing students running the group; several groups; YouTube; 9 minutes BOOK CLUBS - informal videos of students talking in book clubs on Lucy Calkins' site. 2nd grade Book Clubin action - YouTube Video. Added 3/12/13 Book Club Record - I like this recording sheet from ReadWriteThink. Added 3/23/13.
Helping struggling book clubtalk more. Choice Literacy - membership required.
Strategy Circles
Question the Author format; discussion moves explained, lesson plan template and examples Reading Rocket - why and how to use the strategy; examples in ELA and content areas ReadWriteThink - explanation; lesson plans
Guided Reading - See page for Guided Reading
20 Collaborative Tips for teaching students how to talk to one another in collaborative groups. Added 9/24/14.
Using Short Texts for discussion groups; Library of Congress; Added 3/12/13
3 Tips to Get Youngest Readers Talking In the Classroom With Jen, Stenhouse, Added 4/5/14
How to Talk Analyzing Touchstone Texts Video; looking at symbolism; teacher models adding on to others' conversations and is very good at extending students' thinking; Teaching Channel; 5 minutes
Talk Moves - Teaching students to develop communication skills; Teaching Channel Video
Teaching Children to Disagree - Responsive Classroom Blog
Think Pair Share video of explanation and lesson with kids, webpage also
Reading Workshop With Conferring
Video - read aloud mini lesson; get buried in a book; teachers confers; Teaching Channel; 5 minutesBook Clubs
LikeToRead.com - argue safely tips; reflection questions; notice-wonder notebooks; problem jar; first discussion stepsLiterature Circles Resource Center - photos of groups; anchor charts; notebook pages
Upper Grade Lit Circle - video showing students running the group; several groups; YouTube; 9 minutes
BOOK CLUBS - informal videos of students talking in book clubs on Lucy Calkins' site.
2nd grade Book Clubin action - YouTube Video. Added 3/12/13
Book Club Record - I like this recording sheet from ReadWriteThink. Added 3/23/13.
Helping struggling book club talk more. Choice Literacy - membership required.
Strategy Circles
Question the Author format; discussion moves explained, lesson plan template and examplesReading Rocket - why and how to use the strategy; examples in ELA and content areas
ReadWriteThink - explanation; lesson plans
Socratic Seminars
Teacher Channel - Watch a teacher use a Socratic seminar in her classroomLikeToRead.com - explanation of the format; lesson plan template
ReadWriteThink - lesson plans; choosing days
StudyGuide.org - background; lesson plan explanation
Socratic Seminar Rubrics for individuals and class discussion from Greece School District in New York
Reflection on running workshop. Added 5/8/13.
What is Socratic Teaching? Video added 11/25/13.
Inquiry Circles
LikeToRead.com - Think Work suggestions; explanationHarvey Daniels and Stephanie Harvey - sample videos; podcast; sample lessons.
Inquiry Circle Podcast with Smokey Daniels, Stephanie Harvey and 2 teachers. (27 minutes)
Inquiry What Ed Said, "Student Voices"
Project Based Learning Kindergartners pilot their own projects (added 1/31/13)
Video Shows students reflecting and improving projects (added 2/22/13)
Reciprocal Teaching
LikeToRead.com - Directions, steps, cardsReading Rockets - Why, how, lessons, video
Video - Lower grades whole-group; Fantastic Four Puppets - clarify, question, summarize, predict, YouTube
Links work as of 5/27/13